Facial Hair Removal: Understanding Your Options

Learn how the different forms of hair removal can help you get rid of those pesky whiskers -- on your terms

If your physician determines that your facial hair growth results from an underlying medical condition, they may put you on medication. As Waldorf explains: "Oral medications including estrogens, anti-androgens and some insulin-regulation medications can be helpful to reduce hair growth."

Another thing your doctor can do to help the situation is a to write a prescription for Vaniqa cream. The cream, which is the only one that's FDA approved to reduce the growth of unwanted facial hair (UWF), works by blocking a substance deep within the follicle that hair requires in order to grow. After applying twice a day, improvement is usually seen within six months and, according to Waldorf, Vaniqa is "very helpful for patients with hirsutism."

I have used (sally hansen) also got outline..burn as well..lotion only makes it worse..but shaving for some like my mom (during my entire childhood) looks like a mans beard if she doesnt.. It does depend on the individual. Please yourself first..Then worry about everyone else..

when i used a hair removal cream for my face (a sally hansen product), it removed the hair but left my skin feeling very strange in the areas i used it. my makeup wouldn't stick to the areas i used it for almost 3 weeks! i walked around with a huge outline of where i used it on the side of my face. has anyone else ever had this issue? liquid, cream, powder... nothing would stay stick! it would just build up around it.

i have been shaving my peach fuzz since i was 16 and NO your hair does not grow back thicker or anything of the crazy sort. of course everyone reacts differently to any kind of shaving, waxing or tweezing but for this 23 year old hispanic girl shaving is the best option!